Question

1. Peter thought it ________ high time John martin was made a director.
a) was
b) is
c) has been
d) is being

2. He said he ______ sales by almost forty percent in the two years since he joined the firm.
a) increased
b) had increased
c) has increased
d) was increased

3. The senior managment all agreed that the company ______ to take swift measures to capitalise on the situation.
a) has
b) has had
c) had
d) have

4. He said he ______ the visitors round the factory the following day.
a) showed
b) will show
c) shows
d) would show

5. The agents suggest we ______ the invention at once.
a) should patent
b) to patent
c) patented
d) will patent

6. In the UAE _____ a meal is considered the best way for people to get to know one another.
a) giving
b) presenting
c) cooking
d) sharing

7. The marketing department always ____ within its budget.
a) is keeping
b) keeps
c) kept
d) keep

8. His flight _____ at 8 o`clock tommorow.
a) arrives
b) is arriving
c) will arrive
d) is going to arrive

9. We`re ___ at the Hilton Hotel for next month's sales conference.
a) stay
b) stayed
c) staying
d) will stay

10. The train leaves Rome at 2 p.m. tommorow. It _____ at Milan.
a) doesn't stop
b) won't stop
c) isn't stopping
d) don't stop

11. In the early years we _____ strong competition from our competitors.
a) face
b) are facing
c) have been facing
d) faced

12. It was decided that the company would have to build an extension. A month ago an architect, Mr. Norman ___ the job.
a) was given
b) gave
c) is given
d) has given

13. Samantha Philips said yestarday she was delighted with the decision of an Industrial Tribunal after she _____ 18.001 for unfair dismissal.
a) was awarded
b) has been awarded
c) had been awarded
d) has awarded

14. What has happened is that the Sales and Marketing Depatrment ___ into three separate divisons.
a) was turned
b) has turned
c) was turning
d) has been turned

15. People interested in ___ for the post fill out an application form.
a) applying
b) apply
c) to apply
d) applied

16. So far, we`ve had no difficulty in _____ skilled workers, but is this situation likely to continue or not?
a) obtained
b) obtain
c) obtaining
d) to obtain

17. We would like our consumer goods _____ the requirements of the population.
a) to meet
b) meeting
c) meet
d) met

18. We know nothing of our competitors` ______ the advertisement in yestday's newspaper.
a) publish
b) publishing
c) having published
d) to publish

Answer 1

1 A
2 b
3 c
4 d
5 a
6 a
7 b
8 a
9 c
10 a
11 d
12 a
13 c
14 d
15 a
16 c
17 a
18 c